11.5 Billion Iraqi Dinars budgeted to increase water service in Karbala

KARBALA (IraqiNews.com): The municipalities ministry has budgeted 11.5 billion Iraqi dinars to implement a project to expand drinking water capacity throughout Karbala, head of the water commission of the Karbala council said on Wednesday.

“Drinking water will reach Karbala neighborhoods from two stations,” Jassem al-Fatlawi told Iraqi News, noting that one station will serve 15 neighborhoods in the western section of the province, while the second station will help 20 neighborhoods in the southeastern Karbala. Karbala lies 108 km southwest of Baghdad.